A 92-year-old former rodeo herder had a lucky escape after his Surfleet Seas End home went up in flames in the early hours of Saturday morning (April 14) but those he lives with have been left with almost nothing. Frank Banks only noticed his car and house on Reservoir Road were on fire after being woken by the flood gates ...

A Gosberton tanker driver who was flung out the vehicle he was driving and crushed by it was not wearing a seat belt and may have been using a mobile phone, an inquest has heard. Frederick Magee. known as Ricky, died after losing control of his vehicle on Cheal Lane in Pinchbeck on September 13 last year. The inquest at ...

A family are facing a huge bill for medical care after a Gosberton man suffered a stroke that his daughter says has left him partly paralysed while in Budapest, Hungary. Stuart Goff (70) is described by daughter Patricia Poxon as being in a “serious but stable condition” though he can not move his right side and is being tube fed. ...

A Spalding mum has launched an appeal to buy equipment that could stop her baby son developing sight and hearing problems in later life. Five-month-old Mason Battley has severe brachycephaly, otherwise known as flat headed syndrome. Though he’s currently perfectly healthy he’s been diagnosed as within the worst affected one per cent in the country with the condition. It can ...

The Flying Scotsman is scheduled to come through Spalding and South Holland tomorrow (April 19). The train is part of a special excursion from London to Scarborough. The exact time of the service is not officially being revealed by the tour operators due to “health and safety concerns” but unofficial times have been posted on train enthusiast forums that state ...

The harsh winter weather has seen more than 37,000 tonnes of road salt used so far by Lincolnshire County Council. The authority has also carried out 104 precautionary gritting runs and 13 snow plough runs. Last winter, there were 55 runs using 13,374 tonnes of salt. But when the weather was at its worst, ten of the 47 gritters were ...

The Good Neighbours scheme is officially up and running in Quadring and Gosberton. Volunteers are ready to help those in the villages that need it most. The first call for help came last week when someone needed a lift to the hospital. Jane Brigginshaw had seen the initiative in action elsewhere and decided to set it up for the villagers ...

A Spalding police sergeant has vowed to step up the force’s efforts in tackling the four common causes of road deaths in the county. Sergeant Mike Alford, the East Division Killed or Seriously Injured Lead for Lincolnshire Police, has urged motorists to stay within the law while driving, stating that road deaths are the greatest threat to the public. “The ...

Knitted bears are still needed – please could any knitters out there help? A few weeks ago The Voice published a letter stating that the hospital at Kings Lynn did not require any more knitted bears. I think that there may have been some crossed wires in communication as this was not really the case. I have been organising the ...

Three cyclists from Quadring will ride from Scotland to London next week for a veterans charity. Army veterans and rugby fans Peter Elrick (60) and Tim Barnes (45) will cycle more than 500 miles from Murrayfield in Edinburgh to Twickenham, ending at the stadium on the day of the Babcock Trophy Army v Navy match in May. Peter and Tim, ...

Re Roger Gambba-Jones (Voice March 29). I totally disagree with your suggestion to close Swan Street. I don’t know where you got your information from that “everyone” said it was fantastic when it was closed a few years ago due to Sainsbury’s collapsed sewer. It certainly did not improve the traffic flow at all, in fact it was a nightmare ...

A Moulton man who helped win aid for those affected by Cold War-era nuclear tests has appealed for assistance for his charity. Douglas Hern (82), of Bell Lane, Moulton is the historian for the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNTVA). Douglas was seconded to Christmas Island aged 21 and was present at five British nuclear bomb tests. “I could see ...

I’d just like to say a huge thank you to the ladies who helped the elderly gentleman who collapsed at Woolram Wygate, near the railway crossing. It was my husband, Geoffrey Smythe, and he is ok. Thanks very much to you. Nancy Smythe Spalding

Lincolnshire Police have issued a warning following reports criminals have been impersonating police officers. It follows reports people have been contacted by people claiming to be the National Crime Agency who then look to obtain possessions or money claiming they’re counterfeit. A statement released by Lincolnshire Police, says: “In the last few weeks we released information regarding a number of ...

Reference to the unadopted Local Plan has caused conflict among planning committee members. South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday, April 11, voted to approve a bungalow at Pipwell Gate, Moulton Seas End in principle. But the decision process sparked debate when the emerging Local Plan was referred to in relation to the boundary. A Local Plan details a ...

A week-long art exhibition in Spalding celebrated the work of almost 100 artists from Lincolnshire and its surrounding counties. Prizes were awarded at the South Holland District Council art event, which shortlisted 89 pieces from the 240 entries. For a week, the South Holland Centre was transformed into a vibrant, colourful art gallery, with paintings and drawings in all media ...

The shelves of the Holbeach food bank are filling up again thanks to generous slimmers. After seeing a story in The Voice about how the food bank was in desperate need of donations, Holbeach Slimming World consultants Alison Merrill and Mel Horscroft felt they had to respond, so the pair asked their group members to donate food and the response ...

Flower is powering plans to take veterans, a restored landing craft and 5,000 roses to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Holbeach businessman and veterans charities fundraiser Harold Payne has launched an RAF, army and navy themed flower festival. Harold will hold the festival on his Anglia Motel site on the A17 over the Bank Holiday weekend of May ...

A trip to the South Holland Centre last Saturday could have saved two lives and improved many others. The Rotary Club of South Holland’s Know Your Blood Pressure event saw 142 people attend for free checks as part of the campaign launched by Rotary International and the Stroke Association. Of the 142 tested, 22 cases were found to be in ...

Elite Sport Academy are among the entries that have been coming in for The Pride of South Holland Awards, Their nominator said:  “I believe the team deserves this award for the tireless efforts they put in to offering opportunities to our local community and beyond “Over 2,000 children  a week take part in events across the sporting spectrum including archery, ...